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Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.
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Study Highlights Oregon’s Strong Maternity Care System Amid Nationwide Shortcomings

Lucille McNamara Oct 6, 2025

Oregon ranks ninth in a study that reveals the U.S. states providing the most comprehensive maternity care. Oregon is Placed 9th With 57.7 Points Out of a Possible 100 The study was conducted by Birth Injury Lawyers Group and…

Crime & Courts

Man Clings to Life After Early Morning Shooting in Southeast Portland Neighborhood

Lucille McNamara Oct 6, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Homicide detectives from the Portland Police Bureau are investigating a shooting early yesterday morning in the Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood. East Precinct officers responded to a report at 5.36 a.m. of a shooting in…

News

Oregonians Must Work 16 Days a Month to Meet Basic Household Expenses

Lucille McNamara Oct 5, 2025

Oregonians have to work an average of 16 days a month just to meet basic household bills, illustrating that it is not luxuries weighing down families, but basic expenses to keep households running. The Cost of Food, Utilities,…

Crime & Courts

Bodycam Footage Shows Portland Officers Opening Fire on Suspect During Traffic Stop

Lucille McNamara Oct 5, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Police Bureau has released the name of the suspect involved in a shooting incident in which two officers, who are now on administrative leave, fired shots that caused severe injuries to Bryan Velasco-Ruelas.…

Crime & Courts

Portland Arrest of Conservative Influencer Sparks DOJ Investigation Into Police Bias

Lucille McNamara Oct 4, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Shortly after his release from a Portland jail earlier this week, independentconservative online journalist and influencer Nicholas Sortor posted on social media that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will investigate…

Environment

Oregon Loses $405 Million in Clean Energy Funding as Trump Administration Cancels Grants

Lucille McNamara Oct 4, 2025

The Trump administration has withdrawn 19 grants worth $405 million for energy projects across Oregon to upgrade the state’s aging transmission infrastructure. The grants would also have been used for clean technology manufacturing and…

Crime & Courts

Portland Woman Who Wielded Knife at Federal Officer Outside ICE Center Faces December Sentencing

Lucille McNamara Oct 4, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 47-year-old Portland woman, who resisted arrest by brandishing a knife at a federal officer outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in the city, will be sentenced in December. Julie…

Education

OHSU Faces $133 Million Operating Loss Amid Worker Protests Over Pay and Benefits

Lucille McNamara Oct 3, 2025

Cash reserves held by Oregon Health & Science University decreased by $250 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, and its cash-on-hand days have slipped from 170 to 136. Amid the turmoil of its tenuous financial situation,…

News

Portland Marijuana Shop Worker Faces Life in Prison After Shooting Two Robbers Dead

Lucille McNamara Oct 3, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — A first-degree murder hearing against Jason Steiner (35), accused of gunning down and killing two robbers, has begun and is expected to last for up to a week. Steiner, who worked at a La Mota marijuana shop in the St.…

Crime & Courts

Portland Police Mistakenly Rammed Women’s Car and Pointed Guns Before Realizing They Had the Wrong…

Lucille McNamara Oct 2, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two women have been awarded a $150,000 settlement by the City of Portland after they had their vehicle rammed by Portland police officers in a mistaken-identity arrest. In their lawsuit, Colleen McDonald and Hilary…

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